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I am getting rid of some fish in my 125 tommrow. The fish will go to my lfs. Now what I will be keeping will be 2 tinfoil barbs, 2 redhooks and a clownknife, and the tsn. My lfs had a 5'' silver arowana and a 6'' Jardini arowana and a gigas12''.I think it was called an aramaptia or something?? The manger said he was an arowana. The silver was 45 bucks, Jardini 88 bucks, and gigas 5 hundred bucks. Please help me decide which one to get. Also what other tankmates can I get for him??
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Which Arowana to choose??? Jardini or Silver, or gigas
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 06:46 PM
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 06:56 PM
the giga will get huge so if u are whiling to upgrade alot
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 09:58 PM
U need a public size size aquarium to house a gigas. Jardini becomes very aggressive and will kill its tank mates as it grew. So if you want your an aro to have a tank mate go for the silver aro.
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Posted 23 February 2008 - 10:37 AM
Ok. I am getting the silver. Now there should I still get him. Because a lfs worker stock a net into the tank and he jumped out and now has injuries. The manager said he would give me half off. I am going to other lfs to find silver arowanas.
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Posted 24 February 2008 - 09:57 AM
lfs workers should know how to handle a fish...tsk tsk. How bad are the injuries though? If its nothing serious, you cant beat a 5" silver for only $20. Silver would also be your best choice. They are the more peaceful and least expensive variety
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Posted 24 February 2008 - 02:18 PM
QUOTE(ebola63 @ Feb 24 2008, 07:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
lfs workers should know how to handle a fish...tsk tsk. How bad are the injuries though? If its nothing serious, you cant beat a 5" silver for only $20. Silver would also be your best choice. They are the more peaceful and least expensive variety
There are a few scrapes and scars, and a little wound.
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Posted 13 March 2008 - 02:47 PM
well, i never did like to take a wounded fish home with me
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Posted 27 March 2008 - 01:51 AM
I used to work at a LFS, and sometimes you can't help the fish from hurting themselves. You can have them in the bucket and they'll jump out. With an arrow it's only logical to cover him when your taking him out, but one time i had a neon jump, that was shocking. But if you really like arrows, i dont think you should worry about what tank mates you want with it, you should go with the species that you like the look of more. Then work everything else around it. Then again I also prefer the look of my Jardini over a sliver.
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Posted 12 May 2008 - 11:03 AM
QUOTE(Big Fish Keeper @ Feb 22 2008, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am getting rid of some fish in my 125 tommrow. The fish will go to my lfs. Now what I will be keeping will be 2 tinfoil barbs, 2 redhooks and a clownknife, and the tsn. My lfs had a 5'' silver arowana and a 6'' Jardini arowana and a gigas12''.I think it was called an aramaptia or something?? The manger said he was an arowana. The silver was 45 bucks, Jardini 88 bucks, and gigas 5 hundred bucks. Please help me decide which one to get. Also what other tankmates can I get for him??
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wow! a gigas?! man that fish will reach 15ft long!!! you need a house for that thing. they are fairly peacful with the fish you have chosen but your barbs will become dinner. anything that can fit in its mouth will be an invite to its mouth. make sure to feed it not just meaty foods but fruits and veggies too.
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silver arawanas
peacock bass
black pacu
bamboo sharks(2 species)
moray eels(6 different species)
irish lord
archerfish
monodactylus
spotted puffers
belted cichlid
midas cichlids
210 lb alligator snapping turtle
malawi cichlids
personal reptiles: black racer, black and white tegu, leopard geckos, ball python, patternless blizzard corn snake
Personal tanks:55g
amazon: apistogramma agazzi, cockatoo dwarf cichlid, 4 bristlenose placos, 4 farlowellas, emperor tetras, pygmy corydoras, otos.
asian:45g
cherry barbs, purple danios, ghost shrimp, peacock gudgeons, rasbora heteromorphs, betta splendens(6 females and 1 male)
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Posted 14 May 2008 - 09:07 PM
My 2 cents....
Airapima - 15' no way! Too Big for public home care
Silver - #1 won't fit in a 125 but for 1-2 yrs, #2 You'll be lucky if the CK or TSN don't kill it it week 1. Gets 3-4'.
Jardini - Best size fit, but still a 125 is too small and CK and TSN may kill him....or when he gets bigger he will kill them
Get yourself a 180 and give it all to 1 Jardini, best you could do.
Airapima - 15' no way! Too Big for public home care
Silver - #1 won't fit in a 125 but for 1-2 yrs, #2 You'll be lucky if the CK or TSN don't kill it it week 1. Gets 3-4'.
Jardini - Best size fit, but still a 125 is too small and CK and TSN may kill him....or when he gets bigger he will kill them
Get yourself a 180 and give it all to 1 Jardini, best you could do.
